straw color
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of straw color
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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Cooling temperatures cast the foliage with shades of wine before it fades to a pleasing straw color in dormancy.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2023
But this season, all that could be seen was the straw color of dried-out stalks that never germinated amid Bolivia’s worst drought in 30 years.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2017
My pants — these are my favorite things on the planet: the Nicholas K Zedler pants in a straw color.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2011
“Philadelphians, it found, liked their butter lightly salted, with a light straw color, whereas New Englanders preferred more salt and a deeper yellow coloration.”
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2011
The hills lost their straw color and blackened under the water, and the winter streams scrambled noisily down the canyons.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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